These are photos from the Hubble Telescope which can take high resolution photos due to its location outside of Earth's atmosphere. I started reading about them in a Washington Post article and found a treasure of images and additional information on Wiki Commons. It's hard to believe that they're real, but somehow they are. They're quietly humbling.
Stephan's Quintet.jpg)
Newly discovered planet, orbiting its sun.
A Stellar Swarm consisting of thousands of stars in the Milky Galaxy pulled together by mutual gravitational attraction.
Crab Nebula (Eye of Sauron in space).
Omega Centauri16,000 light-years away
Carina NebulaA three-light-year-long pillar, bathed in the glow of light from hot, massive stars off the top of the image. Scorching radiation and fast winds from these stars are sculpting the pillar and causing new stars to form within it.
The Eagle NebulaA young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens (god's penis).
Eagle Nebula again.
luke, i hope you know these are artist renderings.
ReplyDeleteKind of. They are photos taken from the Hubble. But then are heavily enhanced with colors to represent lights that aren't visible on the human light spectrum.
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